The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-19
PenneI, institute.


The Pennell Institute of the town of Gray,
by the will Of the late Henry Pennell was
devised to the town. Mr.. Pennell also left
in trust $4,000, of which $4,000 is to be APP
for a library and $1,000 for philo-
sophical and chemical apparatus, and the
balance, $25, 900 is to be invested, to give an
income for the support of the school. The
will also provides that all residents of Gray,
between 10 and % years shall be allowed to
become pupils of the school free of expense.
The only obligations imposed on the town,
are to keep the building and other property
insured and repaired. The school thus will
take the place of free high school. To-
day Mr.. Sturgis of New Gloucester, intro
duced bill to authorize the town to accept
this magnificent bequest, and to appropriate
for the support of the school whatever sum
could be expended for free high school,
and so much of the money apportioned to
each district as shall seem to be proportion
ate to the benefits derived by that district
from the Institute.
Senator Hale Re- Elected by the
Legislature.
The vote in both Houses for United States
Senator to-day was as follows: House
Eugene Hale. ia; w. E. Clifford, 26; Neal
Dow, /; absent 10. Senate-Eugene Hale,
27; w. Z. Clifford, 3; absent, /.
The Age of Consent.
Tomorrow Mr.. Looney, at the request of
the Womans Christian Temperance Union,
will introduce two bills making the amend
ment necessary to the statutes in order to
raise the age at which may consent to her
own ruin from ten to eighteen years. This
bill will go to the legal affairs committee.
Mr.. Looney is of the opinion that the com
mittee will not approve of an age so high as
Is, but will be in favof of making it much
higher than at present There seems to be
a general sentiment in favor of IA years.
DIR. Bashford and Mrs. Bashford of Port
land, wish to be heard by the lcommittee on
this question sometime the latter part OF this
week; and very likely a hearing will be
granted to them.
Water Companies
The rapidity with which the towns and
villages of this State are moving to put in
water works is remarkable. Today there
were no less than seven measures relating to
water companies for seven different villages
were introduced. At the present time there
are before the Legislature bills to charter or
petitions to charter or amend charters of
water companies in all these places: Carl
bou, Bar Harbor, Nwo rival companies),
York, Waterville. Belfast, lSomesville, Dov-
er and Foxcroft. Presque Isle, Rockland and
Camden, Hancock Point, Seal Harbor, and
Southwest Harbor, on Mount Desert, Nor
way, Bucksport, and Waldoboro. AT Bar
Harbor the Mount Desert and Eden compa-
nies are before the Legislature, the later Tor
These companies are to put
in or have already put in works on various
terms. Some are exempted from taxation
for term of years (as are many companies
now operating) some pay taxes on water, and
some may pay their taxes as other properties
pay. So with these water companies 1t is
probable that there may come an attempt to
put on State tax ON this class of property
but it will undoubtedly be changed
greatly before its passage is talked
The part of this bill that makes
the State tax in lieu of of all other taxes re-
ceives much unfavorable comment from
those who fear that the water companies
may escape paying local taxes by small
tribute to the State; and those who are in
terested in water companies think it would
be unfair to put State tax ON companies
that are exempted from taxation for term
of years by the towns in which they are To-
Gated.
Committee Work.
The finance committee voted fought to
pass" today on the bill giving $4,000 to the
Maine General Hospital On the matter Of
refunding the State debt there will be hear.
ing before the finance committee on Monday
Jan. 28.
The committee on military affairs voted to-
day to recommend the passage of bill to le
galize the appropriation of money for erect
ing monuments on the field of Gettysburg
The committee on interior waters have
voted legislation inexpedient on the petition
for permission to erect wharf in Kenne
bunk river The petition of Capt Thomas
for permission to ran a steamboat in Rich
ardson lakes, in the Rangeley region, vii
come up for hearing on Tuesday OF mex
week. The committee voted fought to pass
on a bill to allow improvement OF the stream
of Rapid river, in Franklin county.
The Judiciary committee voted to to
day, that the bill to allow each justice of tn
Supreme Court 5000 year Tor travelling eX
penses ought to pass, and it will be SO re
ported. 1t also voted "ought to pass" on
bill to provide that the indeXing of county
records may be done under the direction 0
the register of deeds, the county commission
ers to audit the bills and on bill relating
to cases before Superior Courts. The com
mittee also killed" the medical registration
bill which came over from the last legisla
lature. Tomorrow was assigned for consld
Grafton of the proposition to change the tim
of holding State elections from September t
November, but there is little prospect tina
the JUDICIARY Committee will recommen
such change. Mr.. Manley is hostile to il
and so are several others.
The committee on education decided to-da
to have hearing on the question OF abolish
ing the district system on next Tuesday, an
on Tuesday, Feb. /, there will be.
hearing on the bill to establis
a school commission, and system OF UNI
| form text books. On the blll TO chamge lroi
| 25 to so cents the limit of taxation allowed
| towns for raising money for the support
| libraries, the committee have decided to n
| port favorably.
Temperance Legislation.
| The committee on temperance have II
| quested the county attorneys of Kennebe'
Cumberland, Androscoggin and York
| suggest what amendments in their iudgmer
| are necessary to render the enforcement of I'll
present law more effective. The county al
| torneys have signifed their intention of al
| pearing at an early date. The public hea
| ing before the temperance committee wi
| probably come about the first Wednesday
February.
The State Printing.
| The committee on oJate prlntlng nelu Sc
sion this evening. Mr.. G. IL. Watkins WI
present for the firm of Brown Thurston
Co.. of Portland, and Mr.. Sprague represen
ed the firm that now does the work. II
committee adopted last years contract, al
allowed until tomorrow night for the prese
tation of bids.
In the matter of State printing, Mr.. .Gush
of Appleton has interested himself great
Today ne got the Senate to pass an order {
recting the Secretary of State to furnish 4